Security forces on Friday busted a terror hideout in the Neeriyan Forest area near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Nowgam sector of north Kashmir’s Handwara, leading to a major recovery of arms and ammunition, officials said.

Based on specific intelligence inputs, a joint operation was launched by the Handwara Police and the Naugam Brigade of the Indian Army in the dense forest area along the LoC. During the search, the team unearthed a secret hideout and seized a large cache of weapons, including two M-series rifles with four magazines, two Chinese-made pistols with three magazines, two hand grenades, and several live rounds.

A police spokesperson said that the recovery has averted a possible terror plot in the northern district of Valley. “The timely operation has prevented potential

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